This year was a very special Christmas for me. You see, I moved away from home when I was very young, and our lives have kept us away from home for many holidays throughout the years. No vacation time, the budget to tight, the weather threatening...many reasons. In hind sight, too many reasons!
So now, my Mom is 93 years old and she has Alzheimer's. September of this year we moved her from Kansas to a wonderful place in Frederick MD called Country Meadows, so that she was closer to us, and we could oversee her care better. The Connections program will be much more attentive to her needs as her memory continues to fade.
We spent Thanksgiving with Mom, the first time we have done so in many years. It
was a great day and we enjoyed each others company and a good meal. (The bonus for me...I did not have to cook)
On December 22, we were invited to the Christmas Party at Country Meadows and we spend the first Christmas with Mom in many years. It was be a beautiful day.
But the sad reality is that my Mom does not recognize me any longer for the most part. She is happy to see us, asking all kinds of questions like "Did you come in from Georgia?" I am sure she is thinking of her childhood home. Yes, I say we just got in from Georgia, and her eyes light up, "That is a long way off". Yes it sure is Mom. And I hold her hand and stroke her hair, she smiles, and I can almost see something in her eyes that she knows me, it just can't get out. Who really knows? I can say for sure that the worst feeling a child can ever feel is that your Mom does not know you.
But no matter, the best thing is that I spent Christmas with my Mom and no child can ever have a better feeling than that!
I love You MOM!
Happy New Year!
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